Safeguarding the Helpless
Aug 9, 2020 • Roger Skepple • In the World, Not of the World (Part 2): The Essential Components of the Christian Life (Part 7)
In the World, Not of the World (Part 2)
Leviticus 19:19-31
I. Prologue: God Calls Israel to Fidelity to Him (19:1-2)
II. Expressed through Faithfulness to the Divine Covenant (19:3-10)
III. Expressed through Loyalty to the Divine Community (19:11-18)
IV. Expressed through Adhering to the Divine Distinctions (19:19-31)
A. Respect God’s Distinctions (19:19)
Contextual Matters
● The Bible and Patriarchy
“a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is
traced through the male line.”
● The Equality of the Sexes
● The Nature of Biblical Relationships
● The Reality of Inequality
B. Safeguard the Helpless (19:20-22)
1. The Individuals Involved
2. The Situation
3. The Implications of this Law